Hundreds of people came together to celebrate peace by joining a human mandala; a human peace sign for peace. Led by Mathilde from Nia and entertained by Soul Song Choir as we awaited the plane to take the photo of the Cairns community sending peace out to the world. People were delightfully entertained earlier during the day by Bec Drollinger and Jeremiah Johnson, as well as being able to participate in workshops, Nia Dance, Aikido and more. The morning was spent with Peace Warriors doing 108 rounds of the Sun Salutations lead by 7 of Far North Queenslands' top Yoga Instructors.

Connect Magazine was launched in March 2003. This was a quiet afternoon of key people involved with getting the magazine off the ground and keeping it going over the years. Including some of the Connect team, contributors and artists alike.

A huge thank you to all who make the Tableland Folk Festival come alive each year, and to those who participated this year in the Seven Sisters Human Mandala. A big thank you to Klaus Itter for his preparations and the beautiful design. Thank you to all the musicians who played during the mandala, including Woyaya for sharing their beautiful song. Thank you to Michael Goddard for the sound system, and Adam Shisea from Rocktrans for the truck, and George Kidner for bringing his cherry picker! Thanks also to Mimi Tannaka for capturing the moments with her camera. Last but not least thank you to the Seven Leading Sisters: Debbie, Nghaomi, Esther, Charmaine, Wendy, Miry and Donna, and the Seven Inner Sisters: Liz, Carli, Bec, Kristina, Gaby, Annie and Betsy. 🙂

Hundreds of people came together in Palm Cove to celebrate the International Day of Peace.
Thank you to Tourism Palm Cove, Francetta Bridle, Mike Newton of Art Explosion, and all the Global Mala Yoga Instructors, stall holders and performers and participants.

Thank you to Saundra of Dru Yoga for also bringing the essence of the World Peace Flame to the event and to Cairns.

Those that joined us on this night enjoyed fantastic live music by some of the artists featured on the CD including, in order of appearance...Astrid Elika, Lani Brouwer Hughes, Jeremiah Johnson, Marilyn Davison, Frank Frikker, Eddie Skiba and Bec Drollinger. The 100 editions of Connect were on display as well as 100 Feelgood Feathers, each with a quote taken from each of the magazines. Cover Artists Adam Scott Miller, Donna Raymond, Jilli Manning and Susanna Isabella, had some of their artwork on display and guests also enjoyed a yummy finger food feast by The Cultural Place in Cairns.

Approximately 600 people came over this weekend to enjoy the variety of health and well-being stalls and the free workshops and demonstrations. It was so hot inside the hall but luckily there was an air conditioned Chill Out Zone featuring the Cover Artists Exhibition and ambient Entertainment.

Labyrinth Walking Meditation
Sat and Sun the 21st and 22nd August 2010
Townsville Spiritual Fair
More than 50 people took the solo journey of walking the labyrinth. We provided a suggestion for the labyrinth meditation: ‘Write on a heart slip (heart-shaped paper slips) something that you wish to let go of. Carry this heart with you as you walk into the labyrinth. When you reach the centre, let it go by placing the heart into the shell in the centre. Contemplate what you would like to solidify into your life. Pick up a stone from the labyrinth as you leave. Write on the stone, (with permanent markers provided) what it is that you are now solidifying in your life. Take the stone home with you as a reminder.

The 7 Sisters Human Mandala
25th of October 2008
Yungaburra Folk Festival
Over 400 people were led by the Festivals parade to
the mandala site where they were directed into
position on the 7 petal flower. People were handed
glowstix to represent the colour petal they were in
as the sun went down.

The Best of Connect Special Edition
March 2008
A collection of articles from the life of Connect Magazine 2004-2008.
Our biggest edition EVER, larger format, with 68 pages, full of articles
no advertising and a gloss cover!

29th of February 2008
Connect celebrates 4 years of operation from 2004-
2008. Over 200 people enjoyed the features of the
night including an art exhibition, guest speakers, local
musicians and entertainers, local authors, finger food
feast and the creation of a human mandala.

Seven Sisters
22nd October 2005
Yungaburra Folk Festival
Prepared for 700 participants in this mandala as the
street procession was leading people to it, however
the rain came pouring down and this event was cancelled.

Human Harmony Mandala
25-07-2004
Machans Beach
Cairns Peace Week began with over 300 people
coming together, including 48 musicians, to form
a living Human Harmony Mandala, to bring together all cultures, all ages and all religions.

Venus Transit Dinner
4-06-2004
Lake Placid
Over 200 people celebrated the transit of Venus
across the face of the Sun by acknowledging the
peace, love and beauty that lies within our hearts.
Local community groups shared ways we can
bring it foremost into our communities.

Launch of Connect Magazine
29-02-2004
Cairns
Connect Magazine is the only local holistic magazine in FNQ.
It’s focus on integrating the community and spreading information
and inspiration in the areas of:
Community-Spirit-the Arts- Environment-Health and Wellbeing

Celestial CommUnity Celebration
9-11-2003 - Lake Placid
Over 250 people gathered for a dinner, entertainment
and ritual theatre piece to celebrate a Grand Sextile in
the skies, marking a time of Unity.

Theatre of the Holy Numbers
22-06-2003
Cairns
Over 100 people attended the co-creation of JAIN and
Bee Universal Inc. with this theatre piece which
taught and honoured the power of magic square mandalas.

Peace Mandala
22-03-2003
Machans Beach
When the Gulf War began around 100 people laid
down their arms to create a human art-peace for
peace in our world. “A mandala, a medicine wheel,
let us show how we really feel!”